Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-22
farm Copies.
THE CREAMERY DISCUSSION.
MR.. DOUGLAS AGAIN.

MR.. DOUGLAS AGAIN.
Editor Register Il am aware that the
discussion of the creamery question
through your columns is becoming very
tedious and distasteful to some of your
subscribers, and ask you for space to
say few words and then | propose to
drop the subject, so far as Mr.. Dorsey is
concerned, entirely, except to refute any
falsehoods he may publish about me or
my business. Hereafter, if | make any
statement through your columns and
he sees fit to pick it up, he will have his
trouble for his pains.
With regard to the Whiting man who
stated that he did not get over 10 or IA cts.
pound for his butter, the facts are these:
He patronized us for a short time in the
spriug, when, having some disagreement
with the milk carrier, he withdrew and
sent his milk to the Cooley creamery at
Sudbury. After time he became dis
gusted with that, and wanted us to buy
his milk, which we did for the rest of the
season, paying him the same price that
was paid by the wonderful Cooley, which
was very satisfactory arrangement to
us, as we got more than we should had
we made this butter by the pound and
given him his proportion, and | suppose
satisfactory to him, as it was his PROPOSE
ton to take the same price paid by that
creamery from month to month. If he
did not get but 13 or II cts. from us, he
could not have got any more from them.
And now about the Cornwall man who
did not get so much by $40 or $50 for
his butter as he would had he made it at
home. 1t is with great reluctance that
say anything about this case. but it is the
truth we are after, and it would do us
great injustice to let the statement go UNI
noticed. This man furnished us milk so
that we made for him 5S3 lbs. of butter in
the month of June. After that there was
a steady decline in yield caused by dis
posal of cows and the drouth, so that in
October he had only about $50 lbs. This
butter was sold as made, and it will be
seen that he had comparatively large
amount to sell in June and a decreasing
amount as the season advanced and prices
improved till, in October, when prices
had advanced fully 30 per cent over June,
his yield was a good deal less than one
half what it was in June: yet notwith-
standing this his butter netted him, after
paying freight and commission, tubs. salt
and making, IL ID cts. pound. We
made for him during the season 2lG0 lbs.
He was offered in the spring2l cts. II pound
for his seasons make to be delivered at
Middlebury market Had he accepted
this offer, he must deduct one cent Il
pound for tubs. salt. color, etc, and one
cent pound for taking to Middebury
when he went on purpose; but supposing
we charge one-half to other errandS it
will reduce his net price % 10 II cts. Il
pound, making difference of two cents
a pound between what he would have
received and what we got for him and Il
gross difference of S43.2O.
Now this man has told me repeatedly
that he never had so much butter made
made for him, which can be safely put
at 10 per cent, making gain of PIG lbs.
bringing $3.50, which, taken from S43.-
20, leaves $40 so far an apparent loss
by taking his milk to the creamery. But
we have made no allowance for the max
ing of the butter by himself at home,
which we could not call less than three
cents pound. amounting to S5S.32 fol-
making 1914 lbs. which is PIG lbs. or 10
per cent less than we made for him. The
above $40 added to what he paid for
carrying his milk to the creamery would
just about balance the S5S.32, but the cost
of carrying was too much. Had he fur
nished horse, wagon and boy there
would have been no cash outlay for carry
ing and more than half its expense saved.
But there is another consideration. NJ
r. Bristol was the one who made the of
fer of q cts, and does any one suppose
that he would have been satisfied to take
over 800 lbs. at II cts, when he could buy
any amount of just as good butter at Il
cts. and only get less than $50 lbs. when
it was from % to % cts.
will defy any one to show that thi,
man is out anything of any amount by
taking his milk to our creamery. State
ments are frequently made at random anC
without due consideration that will moi
bear investigation. and this seems to be
one of them. y. B. DOUGLAS.
IHE FERTILIZER BUSINESS